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Fla. Stat. § 945.72 — Eligibility and screening of inmates

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 945: Department of Corrections, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 945.72

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 945.72Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) The provisions of ss. 945.71-945.74 apply to all eligible inmates in state correctional institutions. (2) Upon receipt of an inmate into the prison system, the department shall screen the inmate for the training program. To participate, an inmate must have no physical limitations which would preclude participation in strenuous activity and must not be impaired. In screening an inmate for the training program, the department shall consider the inmate’s criminal history and the possible rehabilitative benefits of “shock” incarceration.

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